"I grew up with a skate park. It took me away from anything else that I was gonna get into as a teenager, and it gave me a pathway to be a professional. I'm not from New York, but I've heard stories of New York and how hard it is to get skate parks built. I travel the world for skate parks and New York is behind, very behind."
"Parks officials revealed at a town hall meeting Tuesday night that the proposed skate park had shrunk from 44,000 square feet to 19,500 square feet. The $11 million project includes a bowl, ramps and rails - along with lots of shrubbery and gardens."
"A group called Friends of Mount Prospect Park held a protest outside the meeting, arguing that not a single skate structure should be built in the green space. Hayley Gorenberg, the group's chair, said that the parks department barreled through community concerns."
New York City's parks department significantly downsized a planned skate park at Mount Prospect Park in Brooklyn after local opposition. The project, originally announced in 2024 as a partnership with pro skater Tony Hawk, was reduced from 44,000 square feet to 19,500 square feet. The $11 million facility will include a bowl, ramps, rails, shrubbery, and gardens. While park advocates protested to preserve the greenspace between the Brooklyn Public Library and Brooklyn Botanic Garden, skaters celebrated the revised design. Professional skaters highlighted the scarcity of skate parks in New York City and emphasized how such facilities provide creative outlets and keep youth engaged.
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